Library Corner

Bomb: A Thrilling and Tragic Tale

June 1, 2013

Wander any beach this summer and you will notice two types of readers. Some ambitious souls appear to have saved their densest, heaviest, most significant reading for the lazy, languid …

The Aleppo Codex: Secret History of An Ancient Bible

December 1, 2012

By Robin Jacobson. As I write this, bloody street battles rage in the ancient city of Aleppo, as Syrian government and insurgent forces fight for dominance. Hard as it is …

Madeleine Albright’s Journey to her Jewish Past

July 1, 2012

By Robin Jacobson. In January 1997, Madeleine Korbel Albright made history by becoming the first female Secretary of State. Almost immediately, a startling Washington Post story shattered Secretary Albright’s lifelong belief …

Haunted by Anne Frank

June 1, 2012

Seventy years ago this July, a young Jewish girl and her family went into hiding.  Fleeing the Nazis, they took refuge in a secret Amsterdam attic where the girl would …

Into the Dark German Night

November 1, 2011

By Robin Jacobson.  In March 1933, the position of the U.S. Ambassador to Germany fell vacant, and no one, it seemed, wanted the job. Hitler had been Chancellor of Germany …